Humans Are Bad at Risk Assessment, and Other Stories
Risk management is not one of humanity's strong points, but we can learn some lessons from our own real life experiences to apply
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Dennis Fisher
Editor in ChiefDennis Fisher is an award-winning journalist who has been covering information security and privacy since 2000.
He is one of the co-founders of Threatpost and previously wrote for TechTarget and eWeek, when magazines were still a thing that existed. Dennis enjoys finding the stories behind the headlines and digging into the motivations and thinking of both defenders and attackers. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe, The Improper Bostonian, Harvard Business School’s Working Knowledge, and most of his kids’ English papers.
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Featured Articles
Software Has Eaten the World But There’s Still Hope
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New ZeroCleare Wiper Malware Used in Targeted Attacks
The new ZeroCleare malware has been used in destructive attacks against energy companies in the Middle East.
StrandHogg Bug Plagues Android
Many versions of Android, including Android 10, have a weakness dubbed StrandHogg that can lead to credential phishing and other malicious actions.
NIST Developing Hardware Security Guidelines for Enterprises
The federal government's technical standards body is working on best practices for verifying the security and integrity of hardware, a notoriously difficult problem.
Fortinet Products Used Hardcoded Encryption Key
Several Fortinet products had a hardcoded encryption key that could allow for passive monitoring of user traffic.
Q&A: Ron Deibert
The sale and use of surveillance software is largely unregulated and unexamined, but Ron Deibert and his team at the Citizen Lab are working to change that through research into abuses.